Top 500 Songs of 1986
| Rank | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | Rolling Stones, the | Winning Ugly |
| 499 | General Public | Too Much or Nothing |
| 498 | Box, the | L'Affaire Dumoutier |
| 497 | Starship | Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight |
| 496 | Andy Taylor | Take It Easy |
| 495 | .38 Special | Somebody Like You |
| 494 | Daryl Hall | Foolish Pride |
| 493 | Gavin Christopher | One Step Closer To You |
| 492 | John Taylor | I Do What I Do |
| 491 | Tonio K | Romeo and Jane |
| 490 | Bodeans | She's A Runaway |
| 489 | Kinks, the | Rock 'N' Roll Cities |
| 488 | Love & Money | Candybar Express |
| 487 | Steve Miller Band | I Want To Make The World Turn Around |
| 486 | Fine Young Cannibals | Ever Fallen In Love |
| 485 | Alvin Lee | Detroit Diesel |
| 484 | Jean Beauvoir | Feel The Heat |
| 483 | Klymaxx | The Men All Pause |
| 482 | Joe Jackson | Right and Wrong |
| 481 | Bob Geldof | This Is The World Calling |
| 480 | Jackson Browne | For America |
| 479 | John Fogerty | Eye of the Zombie |
| 478 | Platinum Blonde | Somebody Somewhere |
| 477 | Alarm, the | Spirit of '76 |
| 476 | Dan Seals | Bop |
| 475 | Haywire | Bad Bad Boy |
| 474 | Bananarama | More Than Physical |
| 473 | Colourbox | Baby, I Love You So |
| 472 | Art Of Noise, the | Legs |
| 471 | Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne | You're A Friend Of Mine |
| 470 | Joan Armatrading | Kind Words |
| 469 | Dhar Braxton | Jump Back (set Me Free) |
| 468 | Ozzy Osbourne | Lightning Strikes |
| 467 | Asia | Too Late |
| 466 | Glass Tiger | Thin Red Line |
| 465 | One to One | Angel In My Pocket |
| 464 | Bonnie Tyler | If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) |
| 463 | Half Pint | Greetings |
| 462 | Mighty Lemon Drops | My Biggest Thrill |
| 461 | Stan Ridgway | Drive She Said |
| 460 | UTFO | Split Personality |
| 459 | Hooters, the | Where Do The Children Go? |
| 458 | Magazine 60 | Don Quichotte |
| 457 | Chalk Circle | April Fool |
| 456 | Bourgeois Tagg | Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World) |
| 455 | Don Henley | Who Owns This Place? |
| 454 | Jackson Browne | In the Shape of A Heart |
| 453 | Golden Earring | Quiet Eyes |
| 452 | Prince | Mountains |
| 451 | Bolshoi, the | A Way |
| 450 | Cherelle with Alexander O Neal | Saturday Love |
| 449 | Jellybean | Sidewalk Talk |
| 448 | New Edition | A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) |
| 447 | Del Fuegos, the | I Still Want You |
| 446 | Five Star | Can't Wait Another Minute |
| 445 | Corey Hart | Eurasian Eyes |
| 444 | GTR | When The Heart Rules The Mind |
| 443 | Journey | Girls Can't Help It |
| 442 | Aretha Franklin | Another Night |
| 441 | Firm, the | All The King's Horses |
| 440 | Crime & the City Solution | Six Bells Chime |
| 439 | Models, the | Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight |
| 438 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Minutes to Memories |
| 437 | Tackhead (ft. Gary Clail) | Hard Left |
| 436 | Billy Idol | Soul Standing By |
| 435 | Dag Nasty | One To Two |
| 434 | Pete Townsend | Give Blood |
| 433 | The The | Sweet Bird Of Truth |
| 432 | Bronski Beat | C'Mon C'Mon |
| 431 | Bob Seger | Miami |
| 430 | Bad Company | This Love |
| 429 | Screaming Blue Messiahs, the | Wild Blue Yonder |
| 428 | Steve Winwood | Split Decision |
| 427 | Dr. Know | Deprogram |
| 426 | Chicago Bears | Superbowl Shuffle |
| 425 | Ric Ocasek | True To You |
| 424 | General Public | In Conversation |
| 423 | Alan Parsons Project, the | Stereotomy |
| 422 | Anne Murray | Now And Forever (You and Me) |
| 421 | Eddie Money | We Should Be Sleeping |
| 420 | King | Alone Without You |
| 419 | Cro Mags | We Gotta Know |
| 418 | ZZ Top | Delirious |
| 417 | Style Council, the | It Didn't Matter |
| 416 | Honeymoon Suite | Bad Attitude |
| 415 | Moody Blues, the | The Other Side of Life |
| 414 | fIREHOSE | Under the Influence of Meat Puppets |
| 413 | Rush | Manhattan Project |
| 412 | S.O.S. Band, the | The Finest |
| 411 | Arcadia | Say The Word |
| 410 | Judas Priest | Locked In |
| 409 | Real Life | Bleeding Babies |
| 408 | Icehouse | Cross The Border |
| 407 | Nails, the | Things I Left Behind |
| 406 | Clan of Xymox | Louise |
| 405 | Blue Oyster Cult | Dancin' In the Ruins |
| 404 | Genesis | Anything She Does |
| 403 | Outfield, the | Everytime You Cry |
| 402 | Front 242 | Quite Unusual |
| 401 | Animotion | I Engineer |
| 400 | Dead Milkmen, the | Beach Party Vietnam |
| 399 | Lou Reed | No Money Down |
| 398 | Yngwie Malmsteen | Liar |
| 397 | Modern English | Ink And Paper |
| 396 | Easterhouse | Whistling In the Dark |
| 395 | Suzanne Vega | The Queen and the Soldier |
| 394 | Jeffrey Osborne | You Should Be Mine (Woo Woo Song) |
| 393 | Steve Winwood | Freedom Overspill |
| 392 | Motorhead | Deaf Forever |
| 391 | Descendents | Sour Grapes |
| 390 | A-Ha | I've Been Losing You |
| 389 | Night Ranger | Goodbye |
| 388 | Thompson Twins, the | Nothing In Common |
| 387 | B-52s, the | She Brakes For Rainbows |
| 386 | Emerson, Lake & Powell | Touch and Go |
| 385 | Swans | Time Is Money (Bastard) |
| 384 | Stevie Nicks | I Can't Wait |
| 383 | Fall, the | Living Too Late |
| 382 | Ready for the World | Digital Display |
| 381 | Wax | Right Between the Eyes |
| 380 | Call, the | Everywhere I Go |
| 379 | David Bowie | Underground |
| 378 | Alice Cooper | He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) |
| 377 | MDC | No More Cops |
| 376 | David Lee Roth | Goin' Crazy |
| 375 | Dire Straits | Ride Across the River |
| 374 | Loverboy | This Could Be The Night |
| 373 | Monkees, the | That Was Then, This Is Now |
| 372 | Chills, the | Pink Frost |
| 371 | Stryper | Reason for the Season |
| 370 | Mike & the Mechanics | Taken In |
| 369 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Every Little Kiss |
| 368 | Joyce Sims | All and All |
| 367 | Billy Joel | Modern Woman |
| 366 | Temptations, the | Lady Soul |
| 365 | Pet Shop Boys | Why Don't We Live Together |
| 364 | Bodines, the | Therese |
| 363 | Dream Academy | The Edge of Forever |
| 362 | Asia | Go |
| 361 | Erasure | Who Needs Love Like That? |
| 360 | INXS | Do Wot You Do |
| 359 | Electric Light Orchestra | Calling America |
| 358 | Cars, the | I'm Not The One |
| 357 | Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin Goin' On But The Rent |
| 356 | Midge Ure | If I Was |
| 355 | ZZ Top | Velcro Fly |
| 354 | Bob Seger | It's You |
| 353 | Device | Hanging On A Heart Attack |
| 352 | Michael McDonald | Sweet Freedom |
| 351 | Marshall Jefferson | Move Your Body (House Music Anthem) |
| 350 | El Debarge | Who's Johnny |
| 349 | Joe Cocker | You Can Leave Your Hat On |
| 348 | Sade | Never As Good As The First Time |
| 347 | Bad Brains | House of Suffering |
| 346 | Ric Ocasek | Emotion In Motion |
| 345 | Rolling Stones, the | One Hit (To The Body) |
| 344 | Madonna | Where's The Party |
| 343 | Violent Femmes | No Killing |
| 342 | Kinks, the | Working at the Factory |
| 341 | Don Johnson | Heartbeat |
| 340 | Rush | The Big Money |
| 339 | Concrete Blonde | Still in Hollywood |
| 338 | Eric Clapton | It's In the Way That You Use It |
| 337 | Doctor & the Medics | Spirit In the Sky |
| 336 | Martini Ranch | How Can A Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture |
| 335 | Brian Eno | Backwater |
| 334 | .38 Special | Like No Other Night |
| 333 | Queen | A Kind Of Magic |
| 332 | UB40 | Watchdogs |
| 331 | General Public | Faults And All |
| 330 | Megadeth | The Conjuring |
| 329 | Bolshoi, the | Sunday Morning |
| 328 | Depeche Mode | Fly On The Windscreen |
| 327 | Regina | Baby Love |
| 326 | Tackhead | Mind At the End Of The Tether |
| 325 | Van Morrison | Ivory Tower |
| 324 | Arcadia | The Flame |
| 323 | Culture Club | Move Away |
| 322 | Gang Green | Skate To Hell |
| 321 | Til Tuesday | What About Love |
| 320 | Feargal Sharkey | A Good Heart |
| 319 | B-52s, the | Girl From Ipanema |
| 318 | Cure, the | A Man Inside My Mouth |
| 317 | Venetians, the | So Much For Love |
| 316 | Jennifer Rush | The Power Of Love |
| 315 | Fine Young Cannibals | Suspicious Minds |
| 314 | Sparks | Music That You Can Dance To |
| 313 | Big Audio Dynamite | C'mon Every Beatbox |
| 312 | Mr. Mister | Is It Love |
| 311 | Mantronix | Who Is It? |
| 310 | Honeymoon Suite | What Does It Take |
| 309 | David & David | Welcome To the Boomtown |
| 308 | George Michael | A Different Corner |
| 307 | Howard Jones | You Know I Love You Don't You? |
| 306 | Bryan Ferry | Is Your Love Strong Enough |
| 305 | Loverboy | Heaven In Your Eyes |
| 304 | fIREHOSE | Choose Any Memory |
| 303 | Ministry | We Believe |
| 302 | Lionel Richie | Love Will Conquer All |
| 301 | Violent Femmes | Children of the Revolution |
| 300 | Force M.D.'s | Tender Love |
| 299 | Erasure | Oh L'Amour |
| 298 | New Order | Paradise |
| 297 | Swans | A Screw |
| 296 | Bob Seger | American Storm |
| 295 | Kool Moe Dee | Go See the Doctor |
| 294 | Bronski Beat | Hit That Perfect Beat |
| 293 | Dokken | It's Not Love |
| 292 | The The | Heartland |
| 291 | Whodini | One Love |
| 290 | Tina Turner | Typical Male |
| 289 | Queen | Who Wants To Live Forever |
| 288 | Fishbone | When Problems Arise |
| 287 | Neil Young | Weight of the World |
| 286 | Clan of Xymox | Medusa |
| 285 | Farley Jackmaster Funk | Love Can't Turn Around |
| 284 | Stevie Nicks | Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You |
| 283 | A-Ha | Cry Wolf |
| 282 | Leonard Cohen | Take This Waltz |
| 281 | Journey | Be Good To Yourself |
| 280 | OMD | (Forever) Live And Die |
| 279 | ZZ Top | Stages |
| 278 | Dag Nasty | Values Here |
| 277 | LL Cool J | You Can't Dance |
| 276 | George Clinton | Do Fries Go With That Shake? |
| 275 | XTC | Earn Enough For Us |
| 274 | Kurtis Blow | I'm Chillin' |
| 273 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Candyman |
| 272 | Wedding Present, the | Once More |
| 271 | Housemartins, the | Caravan Of Love |
| 270 | Depeche Mode | But Not Tonight |
| 269 | Oingo Boingo | Pain |
| 268 | Billy Ocean | Love Zone |
| 267 | Double | Captain Of Her Heart |
| 266 | Weather Prophets, the | Almost Prayed |
| 265 | Call, the | I Still Believe |
| 264 | Midnight Star | Midas Touch |
| 263 | Corey Hart | I Am By Your Side |
| 262 | Shop Assistants | Safety Net |
| 261 | Bangles, the | If She Knew What She Wants |
| 260 | Pretenders, the | My Baby |
| 259 | Art of Noise feat Max Headroom | Paranoimia |
| 258 | Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring | Friends and Lovers |
| 257 | Mighty Lemon Drops | The Other Side of You |
| 256 | Icehouse | No Promises |
| 255 | Peter Gabriel | That Voice Again |
| 254 | Weird Al Yankovic | Christmas at Ground Zero |
| 253 | Pet Shop Boys | Love Comes Quickly |
| 252 | Aretha Franklin | Jumpin' Jack Flash |
| 251 | Stevie Wonder | Go Home |
| 250 | Dead Milkmen, the | The Thing That Eats Hippies |
| 249 | Fabulous Thunderbirds | Wrap It Up |
| 248 | Arcadia | Goodbye Is Forever |
| 247 | Yngwie Malmsteen | You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget |
| 246 | Gene Loves Jezebel | Heartache |
| 245 | B-52s, the | Summer of Love |
| 244 | Kurtis Blow | If I Ruled The World |
| 243 | Sheila E. | A Love Bizarre |
| 242 | Outfield, the | All The Love In the World |
| 241 | Simple Minds | All the Things She Said |
| 240 | Suzanne Vega | Marlene On the Wall |
| 239 | Bonnie Raitt | No Way To Treat A Lady |
| 238 | Big Audio Dynamite | Medicine Show |
| 237 | Rolling Stones, the | Harlem Shuffle |
| 236 | Adonis | No Way Back |
| 235 | Cro-Mags | Hard Times |
| 234 | Eurythmics | Thorn In My Side |
| 233 | Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald | On My Own |
| 232 | Bruce Springsteen | My Hometown |
| 231 | Fixx, the | Secret Separation |
| 230 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | Love Missle F1-11 |
| 229 | dead kennedys, the | Take This Job and Shove It |
| 228 | Violent Femmes | I Held Her In My Arms |
| 227 | Heart | Nothin' At All |
| 226 | INXS | Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) |
| 225 | Bad Brains | Hired Gun |
| 224 | Honeymoon Suite | Feel It Again |
| 223 | Survivor | Is This Love |
| 222 | Elton John | Nikita |
| 221 | Run D.M.C. | Hit It Run |
| 220 | Blow Monkeys, the | Digging Your Scene |
| 219 | Queen | Friends Will Be Friends |
| 218 | Kraftwerk | Tecnno Pop |
| 217 | Big Country | Look Away |
| 216 | Van Halen | Summer Nights |
| 215 | Husker Du | Too Far Down |
| 214 | Billy Joel | A Matter Of Trust |
| 213 | Oingo Boingo | Not My Slave |
| 212 | ZZ Top | Rough Boy |
| 211 | Spacemen 3 | Walkin' With Jesus |
| 210 | Stevie Wonder | Overjoyed |
| 209 | Mantronix | Bassline |
| 208 | Toto | I'll Be Over You |
| 207 | Neil Young | Touch The Night |
| 206 | Ministry | Just Like You |
| 205 | Ratt | Dance |
| 204 | Daryl Hall | Dreamtime |
| 203 | David Lee Roth | Yankee Rose |
| 202 | Dokken | In My Dreams |
| 201 | Smiths, the | Cemetary Gates |
| 200 | Pretenders, the | Hymn To Her |
| 199 | Megadeth | Devil's Island |
| 198 | Talk Talk | Life's What You Make It |
| 197 | Robert Tepper | No Easy Way Out |
| 196 | Billy Bragg | Levi Stubb's Tears |
| 195 | David Bowie | Absolute Beginners |
| 194 | Triffids, the | Wide Open Road |
| 193 | Talking Heads | Love For Sale |
| 192 | Hooters, the | Day By Day |
| 191 | Rod Stewart | Love Touch |
| 190 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | I Want You |
| 189 | Sonic Youth | Starpower / Expressway To Your Skull |
| 188 | The The | Infected |
| 187 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | Some Candy Talking |
| 186 | Pet Shop Boys | Suburbia |
| 185 | Real Roxanne, the | Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go) |
| 184 | Van Morrison | In The Garden |
| 183 | INXS | This Time |
| 182 | Metallica | Disposable Heroes |
| 181 | Primal Scream | Velocity Girl |
| 180 | Damned, the | Eloise |
| 179 | Frankie Knuckles | Your Love |
| 178 | Slayer | Angel Of Death |
| 177 | Tears For Fears | Mother's Talk |
| 176 | Oran "Juice" Jones | The Rain |
| 175 | Eurythmics | Missionary Man |
| 174 | Paul McCartney | Spies Like Us |
| 173 | fIREHOSE | Brave Captain |
| 172 | Art Of Noise, the | Peter Gunn |
| 171 | New Order | Shellshock |
| 170 | Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush | Don't Give Up |
| 169 | Van Halen | Best Of Both Worlds |
| 168 | Weird Al Yankovic | Dare to be Stupid |
| 167 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Rain On the Scarecrow |
| 166 | Misfits | Hollywood Babylon |
| 165 | Big Audio Dynamite | E = MC2 |
| 164 | Debbie Harry | French Kissing in the USA |
| 163 | Falco | Vienna Calling |
| 162 | Love & Rockets | Kundalini Express |
| 161 | Miami Sound Machine | Words Get In The Way |
| 160 | Run D.M.C. | Proud To Be Black |
| 159 | Big Black | Kerosene |
| 158 | Timbuk3 | The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades |
| 157 | Suzanne Vega | Left Of Center (w. Joe Jackson) |
| 156 | Poison | Cry Tough |
| 155 | Van Halen | Love Walks In |
| 154 | Iggy Pop | Cry For Love |
| 153 | Gang Green | Alcohol |
| 152 | Peter Cetera & Amy Grant | The Next Time I Fall |
| 151 | Smiths, the | The Queen Is Dead |
| 150 | Moody Blues, the | Your Wildest Dreams |
| 149 | Depeche Mode | Stripped |
| 148 | Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
| 147 | Dag Nasty | Circles |
| 146 | Robert Palmer | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On |
| 145 | Billy Ocean | When The Going Gets Tough |
| 144 | Iron Maiden | Wasted Years |
| 143 | Fall, the | Mr. Pharmacist |
| 142 | Run D.M.C. | You Be Illin' |
| 141 | Atlantic Starr | Secret Lovers |
| 140 | Wham! | I'm Your Man |
| 139 | James Brown | Living In America |
| 138 | Megadeth | Wake Up Dead |
| 137 | Ramones, the | Somebody Put Something in My Drink |
| 136 | Starship | Sara |
| 135 | Phil Collins | Take Me Home |
| 134 | Husker Du | Sorry Somehow |
| 133 | Whodini | Funky Beat |
| 132 | Bob Seger | Like A Rock |
| 131 | Huey Lewis & the News | Stuck With You |
| 130 | R.E.M. | Fall On Me |
| 129 | Camper Van Beethoven | Take The Skinheads Bowling |
| 128 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | All Cried Out |
| 127 | Talking Heads | Puzzlin' Evidence |
| 126 | Smithereens, the | Blood & Roses |
| 125 | Bad Brains | I Against I |
| 124 | Biz Markie | Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz |
| 123 | Miami Sound Machine | Bad Boy |
| 122 | Smiths, the | Ask |
| 121 | Kraftwerk | Musique Non Stop |
| 120 | Misfits | Ghouls Night Out |
| 119 | Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love |
| 118 | Fabulous Thunderbirds | Tuff Enuff |
| 117 | Madonna | True Blue |
| 116 | Boys Don't Cry | I Wanna Be A Cowboy |
| 115 | Ratt | Slip of the Lip |
| 114 | Jermaine Stewart | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off |
| 113 | Boogie Down Productions | 9mm Goes Bang |
| 112 | Depeche Mode | A Question Of Lust |
| 111 | Simple Minds | Sanctify Yourself |
| 110 | Whitney Houston | Greatest Love Of All |
| 109 | AC/DC | Who Made Who? |
| 108 | Ozzy Osbourne | The Ultimate Sin |
| 107 | Sonic Youth | Shadow Of A Doubt |
| 106 | Misfits | London Dungeon |
| 105 | Eric B. & Rakim | Eric B. Is President |
| 104 | Metallica | Damage Inc. |
| 103 | Smiths, the | Bigmouth Strikes Again |
| 102 | Genesis | Land Of Confusion |
| 101 | Van Halen | Dreams |
| 100 | Run D.M.C. | My Adidas |
| 99 | Stevie Nicks | Talk To Me |
| 98 | Anita Baker | Sweet Love |
| 97 | Stacey Q | Two Of Hearts |
| 96 | Baltimora | Tarzan Boy |
| 95 | Level 42 | Something About You |
| 94 | John Cougar Mellencamp | R.O.C.K. In The USA |
| 93 | Smithereens, the | Behind The Wall Of Sleep |
| 92 | Mike & the Mechanics | All I Need Is A Miracle |
| 91 | Slayer | Raining Blood |
| 90 | Billy Ocean | There'll Be Sad Songs |
| 89 | Opus | Live Is Life |
| 88 | Billy Idol | To Be A Lover |
| 87 | Oingo Boingo | Stay |
| 86 | Pat Benatar | Sex As A Weapon |
| 85 | Janet Jackson | What Have You Done For Me Lately? |
| 84 | Belinda Carlisle | Mad About You |
| 83 | Dionne & Friends | That's What Friends Are For |
| 82 | Nu Shooz | I Can't Wait |
| 81 | Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way |
| 80 | Genesis | Throwing It All Away |
| 79 | Ministry | Over the Shoulder |
| 78 | Peter Gabriel | Red Rain |
| 77 | Ozzy Osbourne | Shot In The Dark |
| 76 | Duran Duran | Notorious |
| 75 | Sade | The Sweetest Taboo |
| 74 | Timex Social Club | Rumors |
| 73 | Boston | Amanda |
| 72 | Dire Straits | So Far Away |
| 71 | R.E.M. | Superman |
| 70 | Jets, the | Crush On You |
| 69 | Madonna | Live To Tell |
| 68 | Depeche Mode | A Question of Time |
| 67 | Simply Red | Holding Back The Years |
| 66 | Human League, the | Human |
| 65 | Survivor | Burning Heart |
| 64 | Cameo | Word Up |
| 63 | Dramarama | Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) |
| 62 | Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
| 61 | Metallica | Welcome Home (Sanatarium) |
| 60 | Prince | Kiss |
| 59 | Cinderella | Shake Me |
| 58 | Huey Lewis & the News | Hip To Be Square |
| 57 | Van Halen | Why Can't This Be Love |
| 56 | Eddie Money | Take Me Home Tonight |
| 55 | Police, the | Don't Stand So Close To Me ('86) |
| 54 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Cities In Dust |
| 53 | Run D.M.C. | It's Tricky |
| 52 | Kenny Loggins | Danger Zone |
| 51 | Husker Du | Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely |
| 50 | Genesis | Invisible Touch |
| 49 | Bananarama | Venus |
| 48 | Housemartins, the | Happy Hour |
| 47 | Outfield, the | Your Love |
| 46 | Public Image Ltd. | Rise |
| 45 | Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You |
| 44 | Megadeth | Peace Sells |
| 43 | Bangles, the | Manic Monday |
| 42 | Dead Milkmen, the | Bitchin' Camaro |
| 41 | Misfits | Bullet |
| 40 | Howard Jones | No One Is To Blame |
| 39 | Glass Tiger | Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone |
| 38 | Madonna | Open Your Heart |
| 37 | Pet Shop Boys | West End Girls |
| 36 | Smiths, the | Panic |
| 35 | XTC | Dear God |
| 34 | Steve Winwood | Higher Love |
| 33 | Metallica | Battery |
| 32 | Peter Gabriel | In Your Eyes |
| 31 | Heart | These Dreams |
| 30 | Robert Palmer | Addicted To Love |
| 29 | INXS | Listen Like Thieves |
| 28 | Miami Sound Machine | Conga |
| 27 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Small Town |
| 26 | Bangles, the | Walk Like An Egyptian |
| 25 | Mr. Mister | Kyrie |
| 24 | OMD | If You Leave |
| 23 | Berlin | Take My Breath Away |
| 22 | Boogie Down Productions | South Bronx |
| 21 | Pretenders, the | Don't Get Me Wrong |
| 20 | Janet Jackson | Nasty |
| 19 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The Way It Is |
| 18 | Sonic Youth | Into The Groove(y) |
| 17 | New Order | Bizarre Love Triangle |
| 16 | Falco | Rock Me Amadeus |
| 15 | Psychedelic Furs, the | Pretty In Pink |
| 14 | Cyndi Lauper | True Colors |
| 13 | Run D.M.C. | Walk This Way |
| 12 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach |
| 11 | Misfits | Teenagers From Mars |
| 10 | Cult, the | She Sells Sanctuary |
| 9 | Smiths, the | There Is A Light That Never Goes Out |
| 8 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer |
| 7 | LL Cool J | Rock The Bells |
| 6 | Cure, the | Close to Me |
| 5 | Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name |
| 4 | Iggy Pop | Real Wild Child (Wild One) |
| 3 | Talking Heads | Wild Wild Life |
| 2 | Run D.M.C. | Peter Piper |
| 1 | Metallica | Master Of Puppets |